CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
Fantasy visual novel with hands-on jewelry making and smithing
Placeholder Gameworks, Pineapple Works · Published by Placeholder Gameworks, Hawthorn Games · Released May 29, 2025
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 77% of 556
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 12 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 2 months ago
- Aug 5, 2026
What is CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator?
You work as a jeweler or smith in a fantasy port town in this single-player crafting simulation. Create a moth, elf, or cat character, make items, and make choices that affect residents' lives. The branching story spans eleven in-game days, with multiple endings and a separate endless mode without story progression.
For you if...
- +you enjoy interpreting customer requests and tinkering with materials
- +you prefer relaxed games centered on conversations and characters
Not for you if...
- −you want shop management to take priority over dialogue
- −you expect substantial romance arcs and relationship development
What players say
77% of 556 reviews are positive · 66% of 12 in the last 30 days
Players praise the characters, artwork, and voice acting. Common complaints concern an abrupt ending, unresolved story threads, and crafting that feels clunky or discourages experimentation. Recent players also report lingering bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator system requirements
Minimum: Support for OpenGL 2.1.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Graphics
- Support for OpenGL 2.1
Recommended
- Graphics
- Support for OpenGL 3.3
Does CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Fantasy
- Stylized
- Cats
- Relaxing
- Visual Novel
- Simulation
- Character Customization
- RPG
- Short
- Multiple Endings
- Choices Matter
- Crafting
- 2D
- LGBTQ+
- Dialogue Heavy
- Indie
Recent updates
- Jul 1, 2026 · Version 1.4.6 - Romance Gallery & Bugfixes!
- Jun 9, 2026 · Smol patch (1.4.5)
- Feb 11, 2026 · Update 1.2.26: What about the Economy!?
- Jan 16, 2026 · Dragon Update - Play as Dragonfolk!
- Jan 7, 2026 · Hotfix 1.2.5 available!